The Mother’s Knowledge in Feeding Practices to Prevent Stunting: Scoping Review
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_50How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Mother’s Knowledge; Feeding Practices; Stunting
- Abstract
Stunting, often referred to as a growth disorder in toddlers, is a significant nutritional problem experienced by many children throughout the world. Stunting weakens the immune system, resulting in child morbidity and mortality. Stunting also causes cognitive, motor and intelligence problems which result in decreased learning capacity and causes poverty in the country. Good maternal knowledge of feeding practices is an effective solution in preventing stunting. This review aims to examine mother’s knowledge in feeding practices to prevent stunting. Method: It is a scoping review using the PRISMA-ScR Checklist framework. The literature was searched through this review using 3 relevant databases such as Pubmed, Proquest, and Science Direct. The keywords used are mother’s knowledge, feeding practices and stunting. Critical appraisal by The.Joanna.Briggs.Institute.(JBI) was used to..assess the quality of articles. Results: There were 1.560 articles obtained for the first time. Then, 10 eligible articles was selected for the next review process according to the inclusion criteria. The selected articles came from 7 different countries. 10 eligible articles used quanitative and experimental research designs. Finally, one main theme were found, namely educational methods. Conclusion: Educational methods provided to mothers through home visits and counseling are considered important in increasing knowledge in feeding practices to prevent stunting.
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TY - CONF AU - Lulu Annisa AU - Djauhar Ismail AU - Sulistyaningsih PY - 2023 DA - 2023/12/23 TI - The Mother’s Knowledge in Feeding Practices to Prevent Stunting: Scoping Review BT - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Health Polytechnic Surabaya (ICoHPS 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 496 EP - 509 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_50 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_50 ID - Annisa2023 ER -